Yearly Archives: 2012

A chilling cause

Two local teenagers are hoping to use the upcoming Halloween celebration to raise money for charity.Veronica Zgura and Trevor Wuest, a couple and both seniors...

‘Green’ talks at Upper Holmesburg Civic meeting

Philadelphia’s Department of Streets is the city’s official authority on recycling, but the Upper Holmesburg Civic Association has its very own recycling expert.Last Thursday,...

Courting dissension

The way Fran Young sees it, the city already makes out like a bandit on the volunteerism of its many independent youth sports clubs...

Butkovitz, Negrin disagree on 311 merits

City Controller Alan Butkovitz thinks the 311 city services system is a worthless “PR stunt.” The city managing director says that assertion isn’t true.Call 311...

Schwartz visits Lawncrest

U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz spoke at last week’s Lawncrest Community Association meeting in front of a crowd that included Republican challenger Joe Rooney.Rooney spoke at...

Kathleen Kane disputes commercials

Kathleen Kane, the Democratic candidate for state attorney general, last week told members of the Take Back Your Neighborhood civic association that television and...

Candidate: I want the mayor to hate me

Office seekers on the Nov. 6 ballot pitched their candidacies to members of the Normandy Civic Association during the group’s Oct. 17 meeting at...

Local contests heat up as Election Day approaches

Al Taubenberger (left) with Councilman O’Neill.U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, who took all of the North Delaware Avenue riverfront from fellow Rep. Allyson Schwartz in...

7th PDAC recognizes Officers of the Month

The 7th Police District Advisory Council recognized Officers Gregory Segaline and Thomas Carpino on Oct. 18 as the district’s latest Officers of the Month...

Sam’s Club employee falls to death

An employee of the Sam’s Club at Franklin Mills mall died on Oct. 16 from injuries he suffered when he reportedly fell through the...
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